The Johns Hopkins University website lists the latest total count of COVID-19 cases for each country, region, or sovereignty in order from the area with the highest number of cases to the one with the lowest.
The number of cases for each state in the U.S. can be tracked by highlighting the U.S. tab in the list and clicking the right arrow icon at the bottom of the list. Use the left arrow to switch back to the global listing.
Virus figures on a more local level in the U.S. can be viewed on the interactive world map pictured at the center of the Johns Hopkins University website.
Clicking anywhere in the U.S. will open a small information box, which highlights the number of confirmed cases and deaths within that city.
More information on other COVID-19-related statistics can be found on the two panels along the right side of the website.
The first panel lists the total number of deaths in each country, listed from the highest figure to the lowest. The death counts in the U.S. are listed according to county.
The number of people who have reportedly recovered from infection can be viewed by clicking on the right arrow icon at the bottom of the list (and using the left arrow to switch back to the death tolls).
The second panel to the right outlines the number of people who have been tested in the U.S., as well as the number of patients who have been hospitalized, according to state. Similar to the other lists, either figure for all the states can be viewed by using the left and right arrow icons at the bottom of the panel.
The graphic below, provided by Statista, shows the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases, the disease caused by the new strain of coronavirus, in a selection of states.
The COVID-19 virus, which was first reported in Wuhan, China, has claimed the lives of more than 146,200 people. More than 554,200 recoveries have been reported around the world, as of Friday.
The graphic below, provided by Statista, illustrates the spread of COVID-19 across the U.S.
Data on COVID-19 cases is from Johns Hopkins University unless otherwise stated.
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